Computer Mediated Communication Essay

Computer Mediated Communication is something that is essential to how we communicate verbally and nonverbally, and when used effectively, we can prevent miscommunication. Communicating with technology is growing and increasing daily using different social media apps, emails, and smartphones, and how much we use it to communicate also increases daily. The time we spend in a single day to communicate with others using our phones and computers is something that we should consider because “as in our face-to-face interactions with others, both verbal and nonverbal messages are important when we communicate via mediated channels” (Bevan & Sole, 2014, Chapter 4.4, “Verbal and Nonverbal Communication in the Digital Age,” para. 1).
In a single day, I communicate with my phone and computer at least seventy-five percent of the day because most of my family and friends use Facebook, Instagram, and Snap Chat to communicate with me and I use them to communicate with them as well. I use my emails to conduct business, to order products from other companies, and to keep up with important college emails. Since I interact with most people using technology, I should recognize how to use verbal and nonverbal communication …show more content…
Because of Facetime and Skype, we now can see facial expressions and hear the pitch of someone’s voice in real time no matter how close or far the person lives. We no longer rely on e-mails to communicate via computer. The one piece of advice from Bevan & Sole I could use to improve my computer-mediated-communication is to analyze my own communication and “when you communicate, be conscious of the language you use and the nonverbal signals you send. Consider the purpose, receiver, and topic of the communication.” I think if everyone considered these things, they could communicate